, 1887-03-29

Sunday morning after a stormy passage.
The Coronet passed the winning point at
1880 o'clock under a full press of can
vass. The wind was blowing hard and
the Coronet entered Cork harbor i'll
spanking style, with all aales set and hug
cling the western shore.
The Dauntless Arrives at Queens
town.
QUEENSTOWN. March 2S.-Thc Daunt-
less passed Old Head Of Kindale at 3:l5
o'clock this afternoon and it will probably
take her two hours to reach the finishing
line at Roche's point. 4 tug has left
Queenstown, with press correspondents,
to meet the Dauntless and accompany her
to Roche's point. The officers OF the
Coronet and other yachtsmen are greatly
pleased with the result of the race, and
say it has served to show admirable quail
ties in both yachts. Considering the diff
ference in tonnage and the length of the
two yachts, and the extraordinary heavy
weather which prevailed during the voy-
age, the Dauntless, it is thought, has done
as well as her competitor.
The officers and friends of both yachts
will be entertained by the members of the
Royal Cork Yacht club.
The Dauntless crossed the finishing line
at 6;45 o'clock. Her actual time on the
passage was sixteen days, one hour, forty.
three minutes and thirteen seconds. She
has been towed into the harbor and is
now safely at anchor. All on board the
Dauntless are well and the yacht is in as
good shape as when she left Owls head.
She experienced about the same weather
as the Coronet. A comparison of the logs
of the two racers indicates that they fol-
lowed about the same course. Caldwell
Colt, owner of the Dauntless, says that he
encountered more wind than he bargained
for. For sixteen hours his boat was
obliged to lay to. Once she scudded be-
fore the gale under bare poles. When
last seen from the deck of the Coronet on
the evening of the start, the Dauntless
was steering south southeast, but during
the night her course was changed to
northeast by east. On March l6 she ran
into a heavy cross sea, with a strong
southeast gale. Oil was used with good
effect to break the waves and the yacht
weathered her first storm well. The next
day the sea was even more turbulent and
broke over the deck in rapid succession,
wrenching the yacht so much that she
began to leak slightly. The temperature
both of air and water on the afternoon of
the 18th indicated that ice was in close
proximity, and it became necessary TO use
great caution in running.
At e o'clock on the night of the 18th,
when a heavy gale was blowing from the
southwest. a smooth stretch of water was
run into. Its temperature indicated that
there were icebergs near. There was a
quantity oil solid ice to the leeward and
very near. On the Goth, Dist and odd
there were strong sales. 1t was on the
idot VI tlpSt Way tiut tnt I'dulltitHN uONt
to. Since last Thursday the weather was
fine. On the 25th a run of 1913 miles was
made, which is said to be the best ever
made by 4 yacht on the Atlantic ocean.
Fastnet light was sighted at 1870 in the
morning, but the wind died out and the
run along the coast was slow.
During the storm of the 23rd the cock
pit was on several occasions filled with
water. and altogether it was a p%erilous
time for the yacht. On the oath the sea
was terribly rough and the boat rolled so
badly that the water tank burst. The
seamen were consequently put on the
smallest possible allowance of water, but
later on they were more plcntifully sup
piled with ale and claret and ultimately
with champagne. instead Of water. All
on board arrived in the best of health.
During one of the severe gales on the
passage two men were washed from the
wheel aud only saved from going over
board By the hastings with which they
were bound.
New York. March 2S.-Richard X.
Fox has notified Messrs. Bush and Colt.
owners OF the Coronet and Dauntless, that
he will upon receipt OF their approval
offer a 81, 600 cup tor u return race be
tween the yachts from Fastnct, Ireland.
to Sandy Hook. n j.